Google XML News Sitemap plugin
Google XML News Sitemap plugin has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.1, and the most serious one scores 6.1 out of 10.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for Google XML News Sitemap plugin has no published fix yet, which makes virtual patching the only reliable mitigation. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.
All of these findings were reported by Nguyen Xuan Chien. Google XML News Sitemap plugin is installed on roughly 50 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 2.9.2.
CVE-2025-48304Google XML News Sitemap plugin <= 0.02 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Google XML News Sitemap plugin
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Gary Illyes
This is a Beta release. If you find a bug or you have a feature request, feel free to mail the developer. In order to have your website included in Google News, you will have to suggest it for inclusion first. Some features: Set default values on a dedicated settings page Set genre, access, language on per article basis Exclude articles from the sitemap Ping Webmaster Tools when sitemap is updated Google News related questions? Find answers in the Google News Help Forum
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